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Mysia. Eumenes II. Pergamon. 197-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.71g, 1h). SNG BN 1631; Prospero 480. Lightly toned. Perfectly centered and struck on a broad flan. With a particularly expressive portrait. Choice extremely fine. From the B.H. collection; Tradart 1999 (9) lot 64
Eumenes II was a shrewd ruler and politician, who raised his state to a powerful monarchy. During his reign Pergamum became a flourishing city, where men of learning were always welcome, among them Krates of Mallos, the founder of the Pergamene school of criticism. Eumenes adorned the city with splendid buildings, amongst them the great altar with the frieze representing the Battle of the Giants. His great achievement was the expansion of the Library at Pergamon, one of the great libraries of the Ancient World.
Eumenes II was a shrewd ruler and politician, who raised his state to a powerful monarchy. During his reign Pergamum became a flourishing city, where men of learning were always welcome, among them Krates of Mallos, the founder of the Pergamene school of criticism. Eumenes adorned the city with splendid buildings, amongst them the great altar with the frieze representing the Battle of the Giants. His great achievement was the expansion of the Library at Pergamon, one of the great libraries of the Ancient World.